3 Atlanta police officers wounded in shooting, suspect dead

An armed suspect is dead in Atlanta after three police officers were wounded in a shooting on Saturday evening, authorities said.

Officers responded around 5:15 p.m. to a call about an armed individual in the 1400 block of Desoto Avenue SW, Atlanta Police Chief Darin Schierbaum told reporters outside Grady Memorial Hospital.

The officers encountered an individual armed with a handgun and a knife before a struggle ensued.

Three officers and the suspect were all struck by gunfire.